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The Dark Side of NextGen

The FAA’s March 2011 NextGen implementation plan is certainly a finely drawn view of what we should expect to see by 2018.
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA Chides FAA’s Definition of Duty and Rest Rules

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has submitted a letter to
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Establishes Kazakhstan Engineering Facility

Eurocopter and Kazakhstan Engineering have signed an agreement formalizing a joint venture to assemble and customize Eurocopter EC145s at a new facility in
Maintenance and Modifications

CAE and AirAsia partner on training center

CAE and AirAsia have expanded a prior partnership into a joint venture to provide training for maintenance engineers, technicians, pilots, cabin crew and g
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky and Ruag To Open Swiss Service Center

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) has named Ruag Aviation’s Alpnach helicopter facility in Switzerland an authorized customer service center (CSC) to suppo
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Increases Capacity at Dallas Site

Gulfstream Aerospace is reopening the 62,000-sq-ft Hangar F at Dallas Love Field.
ATC

ATC training, staffing may cause errors

While fatigue has attracted the most attention as a cause of the recent well publicized air traffic controller errors, the Transportation Department’s top
Airports

Gulfport Airport Eyes Expansion

Mississippi airport rises from the ashes of Hurricane Katrina
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FBOs

Wrangling Continues over Dulles Hangar Casualties

The repercussions of last year’s collapse of t
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca Ramps Up Production

At Turbomeca’s factory in Bordes, southwest France, 2011 production is expected to be close to 1,000 turboshaft engines.
Training and Workforce

UTair Becomes Eurocopter Training Center

Russia-based operator UTair has received a certificate of conformity to Eurocopter training standards, thus becoming the first Eurocopter training center w
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky tests “active” rotor with flaps

Sikorsky Innovations has completed wind-tunnel testing of an active rotor system equipped with “high-authority” flaps, paving the way for what it says will
FBOs

Signature and NetJets Ink Deal for Private-Use FBO

Signature Flight Support and NetJets signed a long-term lease that will provide the fractional operator with a dedicated, private terminal at Palm Beach In
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel Adds Two New Locations to Its Network

Aviation fuels provider Avfuel has added North Philadelphia Jet Center and the Kearney Aviation Center as branded Avfuel dealers.
Sustainability and Environment

UK’s Cambridge Airport Seeks FBO Suitor

At least six aviation services providers have expressed interest in taking over management of the FBO at the UK’s Cambridge Airport, according to the airpo
Aircraft

Boeing Opens New 787 Vertical-fin Assembly Line in Salt Lake City

Boeing today celebrated the opening of a new 787 vertical-fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City.
Charter & Fractional

ACSF Puts Part 135 Accidents Under Microscope

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) released its updated safety review of the on-demand air charter industry yesterday.
Aircraft

AIN Blog: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Is Still Haunting the Courts

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II’s radical, wedge-shaped design still looks exotic, even in the 20 years since the program was cancelled after an outl
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Aircraft

Paris Air Show 2011 Report

Organizers of the 2011 Paris Air Show (June 20-26) promised a feel-good factor that would leave the aerospace industry in no doubt that the long-awaited re
Aircraft

Jazz Flies Its First Q400

Air Canada regional subsidiary Jazz Aviation began operating its first 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop on June 7 on a route linking Toronto Pearson Inter
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Terminates S-76C++

Sikorsky has announced the end of S-76C++ production, thus firming up S-76D delivery plans for next year.
Accidents

Liberty Bell B-17 Burns after Forced Landing

The NTSB is investigating the forced landing of a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress near Aurora Municipal Airport in Illinois last month.
Charter & Fractional

Solairus To Open New York Office

Aircraft charter and management firm Solairus Aviation plans to open an East Coast regional office in the New York area.
Aircraft

ATR Wins EASA Approval for 72-600

ATR has gained EASA certification for its new ATR 72-600 following nearly two years of flight testing, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced on May 31.
Charter & Fractional

FAA: Airline rules to migrate to charter operations

Flight, duty and rest regulations currently being finalized for Part 121 airlines “can very well migrate over to the Part 135” on-demand sector, John Allen
Aircraft

Bombardier Lands C Series Orders

The Bombardier C Series appears to have assumed some much overdue sales momentum recently, as the Canadian company announced two separate orders for the ne
Rotorcraft

Iran Steps Up Bell Smuggling

Iran is continuing its global, coordinated and illegal campaign to
Rotorcraft

EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style unleashed on dormant segment

Eurocopter exhibited the first example of the EC145 Mercedes-Benz at Ebace in Geneva in May.
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Acquiring Omniflight

Air Methods is continuing to expand through aggressive acquisitions.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Delivers S-92s in Thailand

Sikorsky delivered three S-92s to the Royal Thai Air Force outfitted for head-of-state missions.